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The Michigan Poverty Law Program (MPLP) is a cooperative effort of Legal Services of South Central Michigan and the University of Michigan Law School. MPLP provides state support services to local legal aid programs and other poverty law advocates. Our office is located at 220 E. Huron Street, Suite 600a, Ann Arbor, 48104

Please consult our recently launched companion site, MichiganLegalHelp.org, where we provide legal information and resources for Michigan residents who are representing themselves in civil legal matters.

Announcements

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Recent Issue Alerts

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May 25, 2007

The Department of Human Services (DHS) has issued policies interpreting and implementing many 2006 legislative changes beginning April 2007, including new “work-related” requirements, Work First/JET deferrals, and penalties for noncompliance
May 23, 2007

DHS has issued some policy clarifications regarding the new Welfare Reform Procedures
May 22, 2007

The Department of Human Services (DHS) has issued policy effective May 1, 2007 which requires a "mini-screening" of all Family Independence Program (FIP) applicants at the time of their application interview and allows DHS to assign FIP applicants to the Work First or Jobs Education Training (JET) program before their FIP case is opened
Apr 17, 2007

Beginning February 1, 2007, Extended Family Independence Program (EFIP) will provide $10 per month for 6 months to certain working families whose FIP cases otherwise would close due to earnings
Apr 16, 2007

The Department of Human Services will schedule a meeting to discuss good cause but will not make home visits before imposing penalties for failure to cooperate with establishing paternity or collecting child support
Apr 16, 2007

Effective April 2007, when calculating FAP benefits, the Department of Human Services (DHS) will budget the last amount of Family Independence Program (FIP) received for the minimum length of the FIP penalty in cases where FIP had been terminated for noncompliance with employment of self-sufficiency related requirements
Apr 16, 2007

Effective April 2007, women who have other health insurance cannot qualify for Plan First! even if their health insurance does not cover family planning services
Apr 16, 2007

Effective April 2007, the Department of Human Services (DHS) no longer will deny or terminate impose Medicaid penalties based on a FIP applicant’s non-compliance with work or self-sufficiency requirements, and the minimum length of a Medicaid penalty for noncompliant FIP recipients remains one month
Apr 16, 2007

The Department of Human Services (DHS) has issued an interim policy bulletin with income limits effective April 1, 2007
Apr 10, 2007

Many Medicaid applicants and recipients will have to produce specific documents to verify their identity and their U.S. citizenship beginning April 2007
Apr 04, 2007

For new applications, FIP and SDA benefits will not be paid for pay periods prior to the pay period in which the application is 30 days old, beginning April 2007
Apr 01, 2007

DHS has extended the earliest date they will recover CDC overissuances from 12 months to 72 months
Apr 01, 2007

DHS will accept verification items via email and fax. They have also clarified its verification policy on timeliness
Apr 01, 2007

DHS will not authorized rent to be vendored for FIP, SDA or RAP recipients if the landlord is delinquent on property taxes.
Apr 01, 2007

DHS will now recoup client error overissuances going back 72 months prior to the DHS discovery date
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